北魏韩小文造像碑赏析与解读

Appreciation and Interpretation of the Han Xiaowen Zaoxiangbei

造像碑是中国古代以雕刻佛像为主的碑刻,在其上开龛造像,并常铭刻造像缘由和造像者姓名、籍贯、官职等。本文以北魏韩小文造像碑为研究对象,对其碑文记载的韩小文的家族世系及其立碑缘由进行了分析,并把造像碑作为一种文化现象,对其文化内涵进行了相关解读,与相近时期的石窟寺在存在时间、雕刻技法、表现形式、雕刻内容、载体、规格、兴建主体等方面进行了比较。

Zaoxiangbei(Buddhist votive stele) was a type of stele incised mainly with images of Buddha in ancient China. Focusing on the Han Xiaowen zaoxiangbei of the Northern Wei dynasty, this paper analyses Han Xiaowen’s family history and the reason for the erection of the zaoxiangbei. The paper also provides an interoperation of the cultural connotation of zaoxiangbei and makes a comparison of the stele with the nearby cave temples in time, carving techniques,form of representation, contents, etc..